The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislatxre.

Kansas LegislstAre.
THE Senate on the 36th finally passed
| the House Temperance bill, known as the Muir
ray bill, with some amendments, by a vote of 81
| TO 4, the negative votes been Messrs. Hewins,
| Lowe, Shean and Sheldon. The only bill intro
| duced was one by the Ways and Means Commit
tee for the appropriation OF s16., ,e9S for public
| printing, and at noon the Senate adjourned until
Monday --.. In the Honse the att cmpt TO appoint
| q committee 10 revise the calendar was again
voted down. The Grand Jury bill passed At
| the afternoon session large r:mber of local
bills passed and the House adjourned until
| Monday.
No bills were introduced in the Senate on
the 2Sth and after wrangling for long while over
the advancement Of local bills on the calendar
/ to third reading the Senate went into Commit
tee OF the Whole at II 30 and remained therein
during the day large number OF bills were
disposed OF and generally with favorable recon-
r1endations. In the House Mr. York's bill
amending the act extending the time OF pay
ment OF securities OF the general school fund
passed. Business Of the morning session was
mostly routine. AT the afternoon session the
bill repeating the act permitting railroads 10
collect extra fare where tickets are not pur-
chased failed to pass but will be reconsidered.
Among the bills passed were: Amending the
law in regard TO common schools, and number
Of the appropriation bills. Mar. Bolman's bill to
vention in 1856 was lost. The House adjourned
at six D. IN.
The Senate passed many bills On March
| among them an act making townships liable
for defects in bridges and culverts; to prohibit
the use OF Intoxicating liquors at the polls; re-
lating to the protection of cattle against Texas
fever and other diseases; TO encourage the
manufacture OF sugar; prohibiting the giving or
furnishing of tobacco in any form to minors un-
der sixteen years OF age, and a grist of local
bills. In the House the Senate amendments
to the Murray Temperance bill were agreed to.
An act to provide for the uniformity of valua-
tion in the assessment of property for taxation
was passed. This bill provides for some marked
changes in the system that now obtains. At
the afternoon session large number of bills
passed. many OF them Of local character.
Among the bills passed were: To prohibit grain
dealers, partnerships, companies, corporations
or associations from combining or entering into
any agreement or contract to pool or fix the
price to be paid for grain hogs, cattle or stock
of any kind; an act TO prevent gambling under
the guise of trading in stocks. bonds petroleum,
cotton, grain, provisions or other commodities;
providing for the posting of bulletin boards in
their stations by railroad corporations. At the
evening session the bill TO prevent a person
holding Office or appointment under the United
States from holding State or county Office in
Kansas was passed; also Senate bill in relation
to railway corporations; also House bill for the
relief of destitute soldiers, their wives, widows
and children; also act in relation to pension
money in certain cases
II the Senate on the I'd she bill amending
the statutes relating TO cities OF the first class
passed. also the bill amending the law in regard
to pharmacists also the bill 10 punish false pre-
lenses in the obtaining the registering of
cattle, ETC., and to punish the giving of false
pedigrees. In executive session the Senate re-
" I T F,-T
aad DR.. Holcomb Veterinary Surgeon, and con-
irmed Jacob Stotler as member of the State
Board of Charities. -. In the House a confer
ence was appointed upon the Senate amendl
ments to the Murray Temperance bill. The bill
making appropriations for the State depart
ments was then discussed until recess and again
at the afternoon session and after amendment
passed. number of appropriation bills also
passed providing for current expenses of State
institutions. The bill approprlating $4,000 TO
purchase lands for the Insane Asylum at Topeka
was indefinitely postponed.
THE day in the Senate on the Sd was de-
voted to passing bills. Among the bills passed
were: To provide for the assessment and collec-
ton OF taxes in relation to the annual meetings
Of school districts; TO prevent and punish frauds
at elections and many local bills. In the House
the Grand Jury bill brought out quite debate
but finally passed by a vote OF 6; to 81 The bill
relating to the shipping of livestock passed.
The bill to encourage silk culture also passed.
Among other bills passed were: Ratifying the
purchase of a site for Haskell Institute to pro-
hibit and punish gambling; to prohibit the use
of liquor at the polls, and a number of local
bills. The committee appointed to investigate
certain charges of bribery in the Jones Myton
contest reported that from all evidence ad.
duced the charges of bribery against Represent |
atives Potter and Bottorff are not sustained and
we do further find that the conduct of NJ. A. |
Burnham, clerk of the Committee on Elections. |
in connection with such charges, deserves the |
censure of this House." Adjourned
TIE Senate on the 4th devoted the dav tc |
passing bills, among them lot of local bills |
and the following: To establish the office of |
Commissioner OF Forestry and encourage the |
growing OF forest trees: to prevent gambling |
under the guise of trading in stocks, bonds !
grain or other commodities; to prohibit grain |
dealers and others from combining or pooling |
to fix prices; submitting constitutional amend |
ment to strike out the word white" relating |
to the organization of new counties; concernins |
mortgages: to provide for the suspension or re- |
mOval of county, township and city officers. fol- |
neglect or failure TO perform any duty imposed |
by law; to recreate the counties of Buffalo |
Gray, Arapahoe, Grant, Stanton and Kearney |
and to define the boundaries of Hamilton Fin.
ney, Lane, Hodgemau and Ford Counties . In |
the House the joint resolution providing for |
commission to award the Price raid CLANS and
make report thereof to the next session of the
Legislature was finally passed. In the after.
noon a number of bills passed. Among them the !
Senate bill relating TO railroad crossings: au. I
thoriZing county treaSurers in counties of 1OOG
Inhabitants and over to deposit public money in
bank. The Quantrell Raid bill appropratine
S361 900 to pay the Quantrell raid claims was
passed by vote of 20 to 30. Adjourned.